Does this card look MINT to you?

waittilitstartstosmell · August 26, 2003 12:34PM

That's a lot of money to be paying for an 8 in a 9 holder. I guess this is the 65/35 variety 9 that just scrapes by PSA minimum standards.

Smelly

RedHeart54 · August 26, 2003 2:03PM

It's off but not obscenely off. Low centering looks "better" than high or side to side. Compared to some '61 PSA 9s (for example) I've seen over the years, this '57 is pretty nice

waitiltheytrytobuy · August 26, 2003 2:20PM

Smelly,

I would say size is a bigger problem than centering on this card....but I can see your point. The big money chasing after PSA 9s isn't going to catch this one any time soon.

Let's be fair though. PSA isn't the only company that makes mistakes like this. Overall, I think they've been pretty consistent over the years. That "new" label is a bit troubling, however....I know these forums have been grumbling about recent inconsistencies.

BTW, who's the dealer?

Robby · August 26, 2003 10:08PM

I agree with RedHeart , this looks like a decent 9 to me ! Left to Right centering is perfect , not that far off T- Bottom ! Left to Right is more important to me than Top to Bottom ! Robby

waittilitstartstosmell · August 26, 2003 10:43PM

Lets do a side by side analysis:

Vargha · August 27, 2003 12:08AM

Yeah, but nobody said that the PSA 9 card was 50/50. It's not a "high-end" 9, but certainly a nice card.

handyman · August 27, 2003 3:15AM

For 2k thats one great deal, If I had it I would buy it, Look Mint to me also. what do yall think it will go for?

handyman · August 27, 2003 3:17AM

Oh I thought you were talking about the one that was up a couple days ago that started at 2k from legacey i think, Its over but what did it go for I looked at it when it started but forgot to check up on it.

handyman · August 27, 2003 3:19AM

Im dumb, found it. Its still on the 1958 Pic through me off when i was looking. Im tracking it now

uniship · August 27, 2003 4:09AM

Let's see, PSA has graded over 6 million cards. Everybody acknowledges that all the grading companies are not perfect on every card. Are we going to have a thread for each card that seems to be overgraded? Get over it.

waittilitstartstosmell · August 27, 2003 4:18AM

I am over it. Nobody's debating that companies make mistakes. Personally, I think the most expensive cards deserve special consideration. I was just wondering whether you thought it looked "MINT".

Smelly

mikeschmidt · August 27, 2003 7:42AM

Independent of that card's particular qualities (looks like a nice PSA 9 to me -- centering aside, which does not distract me much), I think it is a great HOF rookie card in a good great that will go for a song compared to the PSA 10 GEM MINT that has been run up in Mastro

waittilitstartstosmell · August 27, 2003 7:57AM

And a well centered 8 can be had for a song compared to this 9. The only way you will be able to tell the difference in the corners is usually under a microscope but the centering pops right out at you.

Smelly

smogman · August 27, 2003 8:30AM

Pretty soon PSA will be grading cards via scans.Just scan them the card and they will send you the correct holder to encapsulate it

As it has been said
before it is a very difficult task to grade cards by looking at a scan.Just my opinion.

Does this card look MINT to you?

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